TCA annual convention: Roundup of show news, announcements and more

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Updated Mar 14, 2015

The Truckload Carriers Association’s 2015 Annual Convention is taking place this week in Orlando, Fla.

Below are links to all of CCJ’s coverage of the news and happenings from the show. More coverage will be added as it comes in. To follow the show live, find CCJ editors on Twitter: @JeffCrisseyCCJ, @AaronHuffCCJ and @maxheine.

[gttable cols=””]2015-Driver-of-the-YearTCA names country’s top owner-operator, company driver

The Truckload Carriers Association named has named Gary Teel, a driver for Weinrich Truck Line, as its 2014 Company Driver of the Year and Thomas Miller, a contractor for Prime Inc., its 2014 Owner-Operator of the Year.

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[gttable cols=””]IMG_0700TCA panel: safety culture starts with the heart

A panel of fleet executives at TCA’s annual convention stressed that building a safety culture does not happen overnight; it takes buy-in from employees at every level.

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Kenworth dealer CEO Kari Rihm wins Influential Woman in Trucking award

Kari Rihm, president and CEO of Rihm Kenworth in St. Paul, Minn., today received the fifth annual Influential Woman in Trucking award from Women In Trucking. She and other finalists were honored during this week’s Truckload Carriers Associationannual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

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Omnitracs MCP50

Omnitracs announces customer agreements with Interstate Distributor, Pride Transport

Interstate Distributor is now using Omnitracs’ Mobile Computing Platforms — both MCP50s and MCP110s — across its 1,500-truck fleet, and Pride Transport has implemented Omnitracs Analytics’ Driver Retention Model across its entire fleet of 400 power units.

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[gttable cols=””]IMG_0686Fremont Contract Carriers, Island Express named TCA’s 2015 Best Fleets to Drive For

Two Nebraska fleets were honored with the Best Fleets to Drive For award today at the Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.[/gttable]

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ALKPeopleNet upgrades Web interface with ALK Maps

PeopleNet, a provider of fleet mobility platforms, has replaced its use of Google Maps with the ALK Maps interactive mapping platform.

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[gttable cols=””]U.S. Xpress deploying SkyBitz tracking, cargo sensors, on 16,500 trailers

During the TCA conference, SkyBitz announced that U.S. Xpress will be deploying its SkyBitz as a Service platform across its fleet.

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